So next time your industry “changes the soundtrack” on you… channel your inner Don Lockwood. Smile. Splash. And sing.
However, the genius of the plot lies in its backdrop: 1927. Don and Lina’s latest epic, The Royal Rascal , is a smash hit—until a little film called The Jazz Singer arrives. Suddenly, the world wants sound. The studio scrambles to turn The Royal Rascal into a musical, only to discover that Lina’s speaking voice is a high-pitched, nasal screech, and her microphone technique is nonexistent. Singin- in the Rain